On September 7, the event management company "Smile-Expo" is holding the first blockchain conference in Stockholm.

Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference is a series of Blockchain events taking place in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Prague, Kiev and Tallinn.

We will focus on Sweden and foreign projects implementing Blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Experts will share their experience of implementing Blockchain in governmental institutions (Govtech), banking system, trading, media, healthcare and other spheres. We will discuss all the aspects of creating innovative IT products – from the emergence of idea to entering the market.

The main participants are IT developers, entrepreneurs, investors, software and equipment manufacturers. The speakers are managers of the well-known companies and representatives of governmental authorities.

Eric has over 10 years of experience working in and around Financial Technology. He has delivered innovative SaaS systems for some of today’s biggest institutions around payments, identity, and banking infrastructure. Eric has been in the Blockchain space since 2012 and is involved in a number of blockchain and fintech businesses both as investor and board director. He currently serves as Managing Director for one of the UK and EU's longest running Bitcoin exchange and merchant processor, Cryptopay

Theme: «Central Bank issued Digital Currencies »

Sofie Blakstad

CEO and Founder at hiveonline | Advisor to Stockholm Fintech Hub

07 September,
10:00
07 September,
10:00

She has many years of experience working in such large international banks as UBS, Citi, Nordea, and the Royal Bank of Scotland. In each of them, she was developing programs to improve and optimize the operation of various banking services. Currently, Sofie is promoting her own blockchain-based financial trust platform hiveonline. This service is primarily intended for small businesses in Scandinavian countries.

Theme: «Blockchain impact on Energy & Utilities industry»

Karolina Marzantowicz

IBM Distinguished Engineer, Member IBM Academy of Technology

07 September,
10:20
07 September,
10:20

Karolina bridges technology, business innovation and psychology worlds. She acts as technical leader and a catalyst fostering curiosity to help lead the adaptation to rapidly changing IT environments and to drive organizational agility.

Theme: «Tbd»

Robert Wiecko

Project Manager of the Dash Core Team

07 September,
11:00
07 September,
11:00

Accomplished and motivated professional with 15+ years of progressive expertise in IT industry, extensive know-how and solid experience in project and program management combined with solid technical background. Inspiring and proactive leader with excellent collaboration and communication skills. Strongly customer-oriented, highly organized individual, who understands dependencies between business and IT.
Areas of Expertise
- Project, Organization and Team Management
- Blockchain Technologies and Crypto-Currency
- Strategic Thinking and Planning
- IT Systems Implementation and Support

Theme: «Bitcoin - Power to the People. How Bitcoin transfers power from big institutions to people.»

Mathias Sundin

Member of Parliament, co-founder Warp Institute, chairman BTCX.

07 September,
11:30
07 September,
11:30

Theme: «The new blockchain platform, that allows to cut down expenses for development by 10 times»

Jesus Pena

Cybersecurity expert, blockchain business developer and entrepreneur. COO at Apla.io

07 September,
12:00
07 September,
12:00

Jesus serves as the COO at Apla – an electronic platform for creation of blockchain ecosystems that facilitating government processes through smart contracts and smart laws. Apla is public blockchain with a first-of-its-kind built-in governance management and full-fledged software environment for ecosystem creation. Jesus is also the founder and CEO of Bitbank, a fintech company based in Luxembourg. He moved to Luxembourg in 2014 to launch his own business, securing financial support from the Luxembourg Government for his projects. He joined Grant Thornton Luxembourg in October 2016 to launch and manage GT Technology HUB, dedicated to blockchain and cyber security initiatives.

Theme: «Coffee Break»

Coffee Break

07 September,
15:00
07 September,
15:00

Theme: «Startup Incubation with Blockchain Communities»

Gabriel Dusil

Co-founder and Board Member at Adel

07 September,
13:00
07 September,
13:00

Gabriel is a seasoned sales and marketing expert with over twenty years of experience in senior level positions at companies such as Motorola, VeriSign (part of Symantec), and SecureWorks (part of Dell). His strengths lie in international business development and strategic partnerships, as well as the unique ability to translate complex ideas and technologies into language that decision makers can easily understand. Gabriel has a bachelor’s degree in Engineering Physics from McMaster University in Canada and possesses expert knowledge in cloud computing, IT security, and video streaming technologies (Over the Top Content, OTT). Gabriel also runs his own company, Euro Tech Startups, and manages two blogs: https://dusil.com/ and https://gabrieldusil.com/

Theme: «Token Crowdsales for Entrepreneurs»

Daniel Zakrisson

Co-founder & Head of Evaluations and Mentoring at Cofound.it

07 September,
13:20
07 September,
13:20

Co-founder of Cofound.it, a platform that connects projects, startups, and backers to create token crowdsales. We are quickly becoming an established player in this sector, with over 100 projects that have applied and been evaluated so far (only around 10 accepted so far though).

I’m committing myself 100 % to working with blockchain tech and businesses. I started my university studies by pursuing an engineering program in biotech and bioinformatics, but I’ve always found business really interesting and ended up graduating in business economics as well. I have been involved in the crypto space in different forms since 2014, initially as a small time miner but later more involved in different projects. It was after the DAO that I started to think about the crowdfunding process, how it compares to “normal” startup funding and how to evolve this into something that takes the best from both traditional venture capital and the possibilities of the new crowdsale opportunities.

Independent Bitcoin developer working on the Western market. An expert in e-commerce - 6 years of experience. More than 10 years of experience in coding. He has been working with Bitcoin since 2014. Currently he is engaged in development of Bitcoin projects.

After his successful career as a professional kitesurfer (ranking among top 10 in the world) and later as a trauma surgeon, Julian became a serial entrepreneur, bestselling author and keynote-speaker.

He co-founded the Singapore based FinTech company TenX, which has developed a technology that makes cryptocurrencies spendable anytime anywhere and has raised USD $80 million in its initial token sale in June 2017.

Julian was named one of the top Blockchain and Cryptocurrency experts to follow by Influencive in 2017. He is a frequently invited speaker at global Tech/FinTech events as well as a regular commentator in the media on current blockchain trends, the future of cryptocurrency and best ICO practices.

Theme: «Coffee Break»

Coffee Break

07 September,
15:00
07 September,
15:00

Theme: «Smart contract as a basis of future digital jurisdiction»

George Paliani

International Ambassador at Jincor

07 September,
15:20
07 September,
15:20

Theme: «Blockchain & Bitcoin perception»

Frank Schuil

CEO at Safello

07 September,
15:40
07 September,
15:40

Frank is a Dutch entrepreneur living in Sweden who founded companies in various industries including location-based social network IRL Connect, fashion company ClickClacks and indoor positioning company Qubulus. He was part of initiating the Verbeterdebuurt foundation that unites citizens and municipalities to improve neighbourhoods and pioneered as a Dutch rapper pre-dating his entrepreneurial life.

As CEO & Co-founder of Safello (https://safello.com) he is heading the efforts to help tens of thousands of customers in and out of the cryptocurrency economy in a safe and compliant way. Safello is a Techstars alumni, nominated "best cryptocurrency company" by The Europas twice, winner of the Web Summit Angels’ Choice Awards, Finalist of the BBVA Challenge 2015 and the first company to close a Bitcoin proof-of-concept with a tier I bank, Barclays. In 2016 Safello acquired the assets of BT Technology to prepare for its next phase of growth.

Frank is a frequent speaker and moderator at events such as TEDx, Money2020, Coinsummit, Bank of the Future, PayExpo, Fintech Storm, Nordic Cash Management and the Digital Currency Summit. He is the City Leader for the distributed angel investment network BitAngels, investor through his investment firm Rhino Ventures and in 2015 Hot Topic listed him as one of the 100 most influential people in FinTech globally.

Natalia is an expert in international sales and cross-cultural negotiations. Her exceptional communication skills and business development strategies have proven to work in a number of financial projects across USA, Germany, England, France, UAE, Seychelles, Russia, and the Caribbean over the last 6 years. She is developing investor relations with crypto communities globally and is a regular speaker at international events

Theme: «Reinvent insurance»

Sergei Sevriugin

Rega Risk Sharing CEO, Co-founder.

07 September,
16:30
07 September,
16:30

More than 15 years experience in FinTech, currently CEO of Bellwood Systems. Former Executive Vice President of DialogBank, President and CEO of Delta Bank, COO of DeltaCredit. Degree in applied math and cryptology.

Theme: «Mining for everyone»

Łukasz Żeligowski

CEO / Founder / Software Engineer/ Founder easyMINE

07 September,
16:40
07 September,
16:40

Master's degree in Software Development. Work experience in Softbank, Bankhaus Metzler (Germany) and many others. Founder and CEO/CTO of several IT companies. Experience in development team management, blockchain, and artificial intelligence.. He loves gadgets and computer games.

Vlad is a 20-year veteran of the international tech industry. He began his career as co-founder of ERP Software Company. In four years, the firm grew into a $20+ million company with 150 employees. Vlad also served as head of Microsoft's ISV Global Strategy and CEO of Columbus IT Partners. Vlad has been an active investor in bringing Russian software technology to North America. From 2007-2009, he served on the board of Wild Apricot, a membership software company and as President of AxxonSoft Inc., a leading developer of video surveillance software

Exhibition area

Software and equipment developers will present their new and reputable solutions.
Exhibition area may help visitors to determine what equipment or technology they should purchase in order to optimize their business, to engage with the current trends and increase profits.